Meraki Aesthetics Ltd

Case Summary

The claimant brought claims for unfair dismissal (including automatic unfair dismissal for protected disclosure), breach of contract regarding notice pay, and unlawful wage deduction. The complaint of unauthorised wage deduction was withdrawn on settlement. The tribunal found the complaint of breach of contract in relation to notice pay to be well-founded.

The tribunal found the breach of contract claim in relation to notice pay to be well-founded and awarded damages of £56 calculated on a gross basis. The wage deduction claim was settled and withdrawn. The judgment does not provide explicit reasons in the written judgment provided, as it states reasons were given orally at the hearing.

• •Breach of contract in relation to notice pay
• •Automatic unfair dismissal (protected disclosure - s103A ERA 1996)
• •Unfair dismissal (s94 ERA 1996)
• •Unauthorised deduction from wages

Case No: 6022322/25 1 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL Claimant: Ms A Fernandes Ngola Respondent: Meraki Aesthetics Ltd Heard at LONDON SOUTH By CVP On: 26 March 2026 Before Chairman: EMPLOYMENT JUDGE COX ` Appearances: For the Claimant: In Person For the Respondent: Mr Farooq (litigation consultant) and Ms Gonzales JUDGMENT 1. The complaint of unauthorised deduction from wages is withdrawn on settlement. 2. The complaint of breach of contract in relation to notice pay is well-founded. 3. The respondent shall pay the claimant £56 as damages for breach of contract. This figure has been calculated using gross pay to reflect the fact that the claimant may have to pay tax on it as Post Employment Notice Pay. Case No: 6022322/25 2 Approved by: Employment Judge N Cox Dated: 26 March 2026 Note: Reasons for the judgment having been given orally at the hearing, written reasons will not be provided unless a request was made by either party at the hearing or a written request is presented by either party within 14 days of the sending of this written record of the decision. Public access to employment tribunal decisions Judgments and reasons for the judgments are published, in full, online at www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions shortly after a copy has been sent to the claimant(s) and respondent(s) in a case. Case No: 6022322/25 3 [RESERVED] [ WRITTEN] REASONS [Written reasons are provided pursuant to the request by the claimant/respondent [#dated#] These reasons are the unanimous reasons of the tribunal. Claims and Issues 1. The claimant brings the following complaints: 1.1. 1.2. Automatic unfair dismissal because the principal reason for his dismissal was that he had made a protect…